Reported Orders Exercise "Don't turn on the light," she said to him. She told him not to turn on the light.
Convert the orders below into reported speech. "Shut up, everybody!" said the teacher. 1 ........................................................................................................................................... "Open the window, Robert," said Jane. 2 ........................................................................................................................................... "Phone your granny," she told him. 3 ........................................................................................................................................... "Don't be late," she warned him. 4 ........................................................................................................................................... "Don't talk to strangers, Michael," said his mother. 5 ........................................................................................................................................... "Don't listen to a word he says," she told me. 6 ........................................................................................................................................... "Clare, help me clean up the kitchen," said Tony. 7 ........................................................................................................................................... "Fiona, get out of my way," said Alastair. 8 ........................................................................................................................................... "Boys! Stay away from the dog when he's eating," said Dad. 9 ........................................................................................................................................... "Minnie, don't scratch the sofa," said Bob. 10 ........................................................................................................................................... "Carla, don't pick your nose in class," said the teacher. 11 ........................................................................................................................................... "Look after your sister," said his father. 12 ........................................................................................................................................... "Break a leg, Oliver," said the actor. 13 ........................................................................................................................................... "Lionel, eat your meat," said Elsa. 14 ...........................................................................................................................................
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"Shut up, everybody!" said the teacher. The teacher told everybody to shut up. "Open the window, Robert," said Jane. Jane told Robert to open the window. "Phone your granny," she told him. She told him to phone his granny. "Don't be late," she warned him. She warned him not to be late. "Don't talk to strangers, Michael," said his mother. Mrs Simpson warned Michael not to talk to strangers "Don't listen to a word he says," she told me. She told him not to listen to a word he said. "Clare, help me clean up the kitchen," said Tony. Tony told Clare to help him clean up the kitchen. "Fiona, get out of my way," said Alastair. Alistair told Fiona to get out of his way. "Boys! Stay away from the dog when he's eating," said Dad. Dad told the boys to stay away from the dog when he was eating. "Minnie, don't scratch the sofa," said Bob. Bob told Minnie not to scratch the sofa. "Carla, don't pick your nose in class," said the teacher. The teacher told Carla not to pick her nose in class. "Look after your sister," said my father. Sam told Michael to look after his sister. "Break a leg, Oliver," said the actor. The actor told Oliver to break a leg. "Lionel, eat your meat," said Elsa. Elsa told Lionel to eat his meat.
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